Black as pitch defatted black cocoa with no sugar and no colorings, perfect for homemade versions of Oreo cookies! 100% cocoa, only 11% fat, zero additives.
Black cocoa is not dyed - it is its natural color.
Of course, the black color of Oreo cookies is also due to black cocoa!
The dark color of cocoa is the result of the alkalization process - the alkalization process, in addition to neutralizing the acidity of cocoa, gives it a darker color, is also responsible for the milder taste of European cocoa compared to that of American cocoa, andblack cocoa is nothing more than ultra-highly alkalized cocoa with a pH of 8.
Most of the cocoa available in Europe is alkalized cocoa, or Dutch processed coc oa in English - unlike the U.S. cocoa superbrands, because brands like Hershey's and Nestlé in the U.S. make unalkalized cocoa boasting that the beans they use do not need to be deacidified. Dutch cocoa is not Dutch cocoa, but just alkalized cocoa, which is cocoa with a pH of 7.
The alk(l)ization or Dutch-process involves rinsing the cocoa beans with a potassium solution, as a result of which their natural acid reaction is neutralized - unlike cocoa processed in this way, which is slightly darker in color and has a milder taste devoid of bitterness and acidity, natural cocoa is made from powdered previously roasted cocoa beans, without a potassium bath.
If you think about it, traditional cocoa is a bit sour - black cocoa, that is, that which has undergone a strong alkalization process, does not have this hint of sourness, instead it is intensely bitter and more cocoa-like than the cocoa flavor we traditionally associate with it - you could say that the cocoa bitterness covers itself and somehow dominates the flavor we usually describe as cocoa-like.
The process of alkalizing or 'blackening' cocoa does not affect its caloric or nutritional profile - it has the same amount of calories, fat, protein, fiber and carbohydrates as traditional brown cocoa. The average cocoa has about 20% fat, while defatted cocoa contains 10%-12% fat, My Body Genious black cocoa has 11% fat.
Net weight: 30g
Ingredients: defatted cocoa (alkalized: sodium hydroxide, potassium carbonate).
Nutritional values in 100g: energy value 292.0kcal/1223.4kJ, fat 11.0g (including saturated fat 6.6g), carbohydrates 9.1g (including sugars 0.5g), fiber 31.0g, protein 22.0g, salt 4.1g.
Nutritional values in 10g: energy value 29.2kcal/122.3kJ, fat 1.1g (including saturated fat 0.6g), carbohydrates 0.9g (including sugars 0.0g), fiber 3.1g, protein 2.2g, salt 0.4g
Manufacturer: manufactured in the EU for Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG from non-EU Rainforest Alliance certified raw materials.
Distributor: Walden Farms Kornelia Warda-Poniecka, Wola Golkowska.
Storage: store in a dry place, in a tightly closed container at 15°C - 25°C out of direct sunlight, away from sources of intense odors.
Black as pitch defatted black cocoa with no sugar and no dyes, perfect for homemade versions of Oreo cookies!
